12th January: Ivybank Vets donate £1,000 to Ayrshire Rivers Trust

AN Ayrshire vet practice has donated £1,000 to help an environmental charity.

Ivybank Vets, which covers West Kilbride, Kilwinning, Irvine, and Kilmarnock, donated the money to the Ayrshire Rivers Trust.

The money will help the charity plant riparian trees at their Mauchline burn restoration project.

The clinical team at Ivybank Vets applied for a community grant from the practice’s parent company, IVC Evidensia, to help promote sustainability in the local area.

They decided Ayrshire Rivers Trust plays a vital role in supporting healthy water and riverbanks, and it was important to support this work.

Lyndsey Ciarcia, a veterinary nurse from Ivybank Vets, said: “Our team here, by the very nature of caring for animals, already play a really valuable and positive role in the community, but it’s brilliant we’ve been able to win a community grant for Ayrshire Rivers Trust because being able to donate to this cause and help them conserve and enhance our waterways will benefit everyone living in the local area.”